The efficacy and function of dragon bones

The dragon bones here do not refer to the bones of the traditional medieval magical beast dragon, but to the skeletal fossils of ancient mammals. The skeletal fossils of this kind of dragon bones are mainly rhinoceros and elephants. The effects and functions of dragon bones are very obvious. It has excellent effects of calming the nerves, treating scars, and regenerating the skin.

The effects and functions of dragon bone include solidifying semen and retaining sweat, stopping bleeding and cooling blood. It has a good therapeutic and alleviating effect on male diseases such as night sweats, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, and bloody stool caused by insomnia, forgetfulness, lack of energy, and physical weakness.

"Ben Jing": It is used to treat cough and vomiting, diarrhea with pus and blood, vaginal discharge in women, hard masses and lumps, and epilepsy due to heat in children.

"Bielu": It is used to treat fullness in the heart and abdomen, atrophy and withering of the limbs, sweating, startling while sleeping at night, anger, hidden qi in the heart and difficulty breathing, intestinal carbuncle, erosion of the genitals, stop sweating, reduce urination, hematuria, nourish the spirit, and calm the soul. Peace of the five internal organs. White dragon bone can treat spermatorrhea in dreams and spermatorrhea through urine.

"Materia Medica": Expels evil spirits, calms the mind, stops cold dysentery and discharge of pus and blood, treats metrorrhagia and leukorrhea in women, stops nocturnal emission and spermatorrhea, and sexual intercourse in dreams, treats hematuria, and is used for those with weakness and frequent dreams.

"Bencao Gangmu" (Bencao Gangmu): Strengthens the spleen, astringes the intestines and stomach, stops diarrhea, thirst, miscarriage during pregnancy, intestinal bleeding, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, nosebleed, vomiting blood, and stops sweating.

"Pearl Capsule": Strengthens the large intestine.

"Compendium of Materia Medica": It nourishes the kidney and calms the nerves, stops malaria, absorbs dampness, treats prolapse of the anus, promotes tissue regeneration and heals sores.

"Compendium of Materia Medica: 100 Records" says: Dragon bone is the most sticky and astringent, and can restrain the positive energy. It can cure all diseases caused by mental exhaustion and gastrointestinal loosening. Moreover, it can restrain the positive energy but not the negative energy. Therefore, Zhang Zhongjing also used it for patients with typhoid fever whose negative energy has not been completely eliminated.

There are many other functions and effects of dragon bones. The main components of dragon bones are calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate. In addition, they also contain a variety of trace elements, which can inhibit the excitement of skeletal nerves and muscles and enhance the aggregation function of platelets in the blood. Dragon bone has obvious effects in calming the mind and soothing the nerves, but its therapeutic effects in softening and dispersing lumps are relatively poor.